This is a true incident that happened in
A Italian man walked into a bank in
He told the loan officer that he was going to
The loan officer agreed to accept the car as
collateral for the loan.
The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed
a good laugh at the Italian man for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral
against a $5,000 loan.
An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari
into the bank's
underground garage and parked it there.
Two weeks later, the Italian returned,
repaid the $5,000 and the interest, which came to $15.41.
The loan officer said, "Sir, we are very
happy to have had your
business, and this transaction has worked out
very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.